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View Poll Results: WHAT SORT OF NAV SYATEM ?
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NAVMAN
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10 |
27.78% |
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GARMAN
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2.78% |
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TOM TOM
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19 |
52.78% |
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OTHER
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01-06-2008, 06:08 PM
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Ride: vp s utility,and a KENWORTH
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Mildura Victoria
Posts: 242
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Navman,garman,tom Tom
Ok,as you have prolly gathered i'm lookin at buying a nav system to put in the car,i have been told by different people to buy this and not that,and as far as buyin the other dont go there.
So what i want to konw is who has got what in their car and why
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01-06-2008, 06:28 PM
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Ride: VU SS UTE / 5 Litre Volvo
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Penrith NSW
Posts: 47
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OTHER::: UBD and the Interior light
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01-06-2008, 06:54 PM
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Ride: VE Calais 6L
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 2,094
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I bought mine 15 months or so ago now (Navman F20), not a huge amount has changed from what I can see.
Basically at the time I didn't want to spend a fortune and at the end of the day I just wanted it to be clear and precise rather than have all the extra stuff like camera, voice directions, bluetooth, make phone calls or whatever other stuff was on offer at the time.
It has not failed me once and has spent a great of deal in the car as well as other cars for various interstate trips.
Downsides after all this time, it is a little on the slow side to startup and get a fix on the current location but no huge biggie, you know the general way to go so it will catch up in a few minutes, worst case scenario you have to do a u-turn.
Other than the above it would be nice to have a bigger screen but having said that I rarely use the screen once programmed and only really listen to the voice commands when prompted.
Out of the big brands Navman was about the cheapest and to this day I'm glad I purchased it.
I hope this helps.
Cheers
Darren
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01-06-2008, 09:36 PM
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Banned
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Ride: VT Clubby
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 738
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Navman S50,missus has taken it so i dont know how it is.
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01-06-2008, 09:46 PM
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Ride: monaro cv6
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 340
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used all 3 brands, then straight away purchased a tomtom, kills the others in my opinion.
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01-06-2008, 09:51 PM
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Donating Member
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Ride: VY SS Lookalike - Phantom Mica
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Wangaratta, North East Victoria
Posts: 397
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I have a navman ICN510 unit. It is about 4 years old now. The only problem that I have had with it was some of the maps didn't have some roads near my place on it. (not Navman's fault though as they use Whereis maps). The 2007 Whereis maps have fixed all the roads in my area, but the 2007 maps won't work on the older unit, so I have my Navman ICN510 packed in a box ready to send back tommorow for a trade in to a later model with the latest maps, for the cost of the maps only.
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02-06-2008, 12:08 AM
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Penguin Whisperer
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Ride: VN Commodore Wagon S1
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 288
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HP PDA and Bluetooth GPS receiver running Tom Tom Navigator is mine, better than the dedicated Navman GPS unit I had and very easy to update points of interest and the like when needed
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02-06-2008, 05:38 AM
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Appy-polly-loggies
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Ride: 05 VZ SS M6, Now making 210 rwkw/03 rodeo td d/cab
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: South pole
Posts: 1,364
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Tom tom here, had a nav man and hated it.
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02-06-2008, 08:21 AM
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...better than you!
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Ride: 2007 E-Series HSV Clubsport R8
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Canberra
Posts: 848
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TomTom FTW!!!
I have a TomTom One XL that I got for free (I had a few excess frequent flyer points). I would never have paid money for one but it's handy as a national street directory replacement. Certainly handy for when I go interstate. Don't really need it around Canberra.
Some advice:
Never leave it, or any signs of it, visible in your car. Remove the satnav unit, the mount(s) and any cables etc.
Wipe off any residual ring marks left on the windscreen from any mounts.
DO NOT mount it smack bang in the centre of the windscreen like I've seen so many knobs do.
DO NOT put your home address anywhere in the unit. Most have a "Home" shortcut. Set that as something different. Mine is set to the local Police Station. Having your name and number in it are OK though - for anyone honest enough to want to return it to you should you lose it.
That is all.
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02-06-2008, 09:06 AM
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Ride: VP Berlina
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 101
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Melways FTW!
But when I do get one, it will be Navman. Ability to skip suburb and search state wide for a street is awesome.
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02-06-2008, 09:51 AM
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...better than you!
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Ride: 2007 E-Series HSV Clubsport R8
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Canberra
Posts: 848
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I can search for a street Australia wide on my TomTom
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02-06-2008, 10:00 AM
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Donating Member
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Ride: LS1Turbo tuned Clubsport,2002 Honda Civic
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Adelaide Essay
Posts: 1,656
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Ive got a Pioneer model, does the job easy to hook up to the net and d/l updates.
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I have put SS badges and the kit on my VE Omega and when I go cruising and rev it past the girls.........well what can I say,they have drool running down their face.I chuck a U-turn and they say ''Nice car'' and I say ''It's an SS,jump in''.
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02-06-2008, 10:46 AM
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Tells it like it is.
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Ride: VE SS-V, VP SS
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SE Suburbs, Melbourne
Posts: 1,772
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wogstar6
used all 3 brands, then straight away purchased a tomtom, kills the others in my opinion.
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What he said. Have used all 3 brands and TomTom ****s all over the others.
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Originally Posted by Cousin Slow Poke
I can search for a street Australia wide on my TomTom |
Not the same as the Navman. It inputs Street, suburb, number (or something like that) where the TomTom needs the suburb first. That is the only feature which I miss - otherwise Navman gets crushed in every other way.
Reaper
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